Events for December 12 - December 23
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Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
Unveiling Party: DISABLED I AM Story Map Project
Access Living is proud to host the Unveiling Party of DISABLED I AM’s Story Map project. Come and share your disability stories. We will celebrate disability through a mixture of art and socializing activities, including a photo booth, creating your own personalized avatar, and button making. All attendees will learn experiences and tales of disability […]
Inclusive Contemporary/Modern Dance Workshop
A gathering of movers of all kinds led by Maggie Bridger. All bodies, minds and experience levels are welcome. Masks are required for all in-person workshops. Please reach out to inclusivedanceworkshops@gmail.com with any questions. Access Information: Access Living is a scent free building. Please refrain from wearing scented products, such as scented lotion, perfume and cologne. All areas of the building […]
Sensory Touch and Soundscapes Interactive Session
During this user-expert feedback session, participants will have the opportunity to engage playfully with a touch-sensitive embroidered tablecloth alongside the artists, Anke Loh and Christine Shallenberg. Touch-sensitive tablecloths will be displayed and linked to laptops and speakers so that participants can explore and play with the tablecloths and discover how they can elicit soundscapes. Artists […]
Mental Health Support Group
Online – ZoomThe Peer Mental Health Support Group is an opportunity for Disabled-identifying people and those exploring their relationship to disability identity to share and hold space for one another in an accessible and virtual setting. Facilitated by disabled art therapist Bri Beck, LCPC and SAIC art therapy graduate student, Amy Bernard, this group is meant to […]
PA Training @Chicago Bee Branch Library
Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
Spring 2023 Body Casting Art Exhibition
Join us for the final exhibition of body-based artworks by Access Living consumers. This exhibition is the culmination of a spring body casting workshop hosted by the Arts & Culture project. Artists were encouraged to explore their relationship with their own bodies, engage with art materials in creative ways, and consider the connection between mental […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Step Ahead
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesStep Ahead is an Access Living group for people with disabilities who previously lived in a nursing facility and are now living independently in the community. The group aims to provide knowledge, information, and community resources for people with disabilities who want to further develop their independence. This group also welcomes individuals who are currently in […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Writing Care Scenes: A Workshop & Skill Share
Writing Care Scenes: A Workshop & Skill Share with 2023 3Arts/Bodies of Work Residency Fellow, Kennedy Dawson Healy Join us for a workshop on writing play scenes about care. Learn about how Kennedy found grounding in writing about issues surrounding care through her in-progress project Care: The Musical. Then, take time to develop your own scene […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]
PA Training @Access Living
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesPA Training @Vodak East Side Library
PA Training @Roden Library
Cambiando Vidas
Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas. This is a virtual meeting that takes place over Zoom. Please contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos to get the Zoom link. Cambiando Vidas meetings […]